Visible light-promoted C-H functionalization of ethers and electron-deficient arenes
Shekaraiah Devari1, Bhahwal Ali Shah1
1Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu-Tawi, 180001, India. bashah@iiim.ac.in and Natural Product Microbes, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu-Tawi, 180001, India.
Abstract:
We have developed the visible light mediated C-H arylation of ethers via C(Sp(2))-C(Sp(3)) C-H functionalization involving hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) pathway. The reaction requires no photocatalyst, operates at room temperature, is easy to set up, and is scalable to the gram level. Furthermore, the protocol is easily extendable to other electron deficient arenes such as naphthaquinones and benzothiazoles.
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